Many children, many blessings; the story begins with revenge against the beautiful boss.

After dealing with the farce involving Huang Yumeng, Fang Yingxue took the initiative to extend an invitation to Cao Kun:

"Mr. Cao, this is not a good place to talk, as there are too many people around."

She turned slightly to the side, making an elegant gesture, her heterochromatic eyes sparkling:

"If Mr. Cao is not in a hurry, would you do me the honor of coming to my office for a short while?"

I'd also like to have someone brew you a pot of our unique Southeast Asian black tea, and then formally apologize to you.

Looking at the uniquely beautiful mixed-race woman before him, Cao Kun was also inclined to befriend her.

He nodded and smiled, "Since Miss Fang has so kindly invited me, I would naturally be impolite to refuse."

Cao Kun turned to look at Huang Yumeng, who was still holding the cat cage and looking docile, and said softly:

"Xiao Meng, go back to the car and wait for me. Miss Fang and I have some things to discuss."

Huang Yumeng nodded sensibly and left with the security supervisor.

After watching Huang Yumeng leave, Cao Kun turned around and gestured for Fang Yingxue to follow.

The two walked one after the other through the long corridor and arrived at a room at the end.

This is a very stylishly decorated office.

The floor was covered with a thick Persian carpet, and several oil paintings hung on the walls.

The air was filled with a faint scent of ambergris, luxurious yet elegant.

Fang Yingxue walked to the liquor cabinet and took out a bottle of her treasured whiskey.

She poured two glasses, turned around and handed one to Cao Kun, then sat down opposite him on the sofa.

"Mr. Cao, you can try it. It's made in our family's winery in Southeast Asia."

Fang Yingxue parted her red lips slightly and raised her glass in a gesture of greeting.

Cao Kun raised his wine glass, took a small sip, and immediately his brow relaxed. He praised:

"It has a rich flavor and a long finish; it's truly a fine wine."

But Miss Fang invited me here specifically, surely it wasn't just to treat me to drinks?

Fang Yingxue smiled slightly, her heterochromatic eyes sparkling with a captivating luster under the light:

"It's so easy to talk to someone as smart as you."

Let me introduce myself. I come from the Fang family of Nanyang and am the second in line to inherit the family business.

This charity auction was jointly organized by our Fang family and the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce.

We put in a lot of effort to secure this hosting right.

Cao Kun swirled his wine glass with great interest:

"Oh? The Fang family lives all the way in Southeast Asia, yet they're so interested in charitable causes in Shanghai?"

"It's less about being concerned with charity and more about being concerned with developing one's career in China."

Fang Yingxue said frankly.

"Our Fang family has a long history of being a prominent family in Shanghai, and we have a long-standing friendship with the Song family in Shanghai."

Around the 1930s, to escape the war, the family elders moved their entire family to Southeast Asia.

"For nearly a century, we have taken root in Southeast Asia and operated businesses such as rubber, shipping, and banking for generations."

To put it bluntly, the Fang family still wields considerable influence in Southeast Asia.

The family sent me back this time hoping to use this opportunity to officially expand into the Chinese market.

Cao Kun nodded: "No wonder Miss Fang is so generous, giving away a cat worth 1.5 million so easily."

"It's just a cat. But to befriend a business genius like Mr. Cao is a very worthwhile deal."

Fang Yingxue leaned forward slightly, her gaze fixed intently on Cao Kun:

"Actually, I have been paying attention to Mr. Cao for a long time."

Regardless of your ruthless methods in the financial markets,

"I was particularly impressed by your courage in recently cornering the eldest son of the Qian family."

Cao Kun raised an eyebrow, looking at her with a half-smile:

"Miss Fang has investigated me very thoroughly."

"How did you find out about my relationship with Qian Shaocong?"

"As I said, the Fang family and the Song family are old friends."

Fang Yingxue covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"Yuting and I are also very good friends who can talk about anything."

Although Yuting is still sulking, blaming you for deceiving her feelings, she wishes she could bite you.

Cao Kun touched his nose, remaining noncommittal.

Fang Yingxue changed the subject:

"But to be honest, she privately admires your keen business sense."

She especially praised your investment success rate.

Mr. Cao is the first man who can make the proud and arrogant eldest daughter of the Song family both hate him to the core and yet have to admire him.

"Should I feel honored?"

Cao Kun raised his glass: "Since Miss Fang thinks so highly of me, I'll have to trouble you a lot in Shanghai in the future."

"That would be my honor." Fang Yingxue also raised her glass, and the two clinked glasses lightly.

The two then exchanged contact information.

After adding each other as friends, Fang Yingxue extended a further invitation:

"Mr. Cao, there are still many top-quality items in the inner hall."

Many of these are rare and precious treasures we collected in Southeast Asia.

Would you be interested in appreciating one or two of them?

Cao Kun glanced at the time, stood up, straightened his collar, and smiled:

"Thank you for your kind offer, Miss Fang, but I have an appointment with my beloved today. Let's talk about it another time."

Fang Yingxue was a smart woman, and naturally understood the principle that there was plenty of time.

She stopped trying to stop her and stood up, saying, "Since that's the case, then I won't insist that you stay."

Fang Yingxue escorted Cao Kun all the way to the hotel entrance.

At this moment, the Maybach was already waiting at the door.

Cao Kun sat in the back seat and found Huang Yumeng sitting there obediently, playing with the cat.

On the way back, Huang Yumeng was unusually quiet.

Before attending the auction, she had always felt a sense of distance from Cao Kun.

Because in her subconscious, she and Cao Kun were from completely different worlds.

She had no intention of marrying above her station; she only planned to return to her original life once the storm had passed.

But what she saw and heard at the auction today was like a heavy hammer blow, completely shattering her fragile psychological defenses.

She suddenly realized that in this dog-eat-dog world...

So-called aloofness and self-respect are worthless in the face of an absolute class divide.

If she wanted to change her fate and give her younger siblings in the orphanage a decent life, her meager efforts alone were far from enough.

Now that Heaven has delivered Cao Kun to our doorstep, it would be truly foolish not to seize the opportunity.

She had to cling to this man, even if it meant being a canary dependent on him, it would be a thousand times better than what she was doing now.

Back at Jingyuan, Huang Yumeng released the Persian cat.

Fang Yingxue was extremely thoughtful, even having cat food, litter box, and other supplies delivered along with the cat food.

Watching the kitten frolic happily in the room, Huang Yumeng squatted down, carefully poured it some water, and whispered:

"Although I've caught many cats before, this is the first time I've ever owned a cat of my own."

Cao Kun stood behind her and said with a smile, "This cat is yours now. Give it a name."

Huang Yumeng squatted on the ground, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then looked back at Cao Kun:

"Let's call it Xiaoyu. I don't know why, but I feel like it looks a lot like me."

Cao Kun smiled and nodded.